Probable XI –
Adelaide Strikers –
Matthew Short, Jake Weatherald, Matt Renshaw, Jonathan Wells, Harry Nielson (wk), Thomas Kelly, George Garton, Rashid Khan, Wes Agar, Fawad Ahmed, Peter Siddle (c)
Sydney Thunder –
Matthew Gilkes, Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Sam Billings (wk), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Saqib Mahmood, Tanveer Sangha
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sam Billings
2. Alex Hales
3. Matt Renshaw
4. Jonathan Wells
5. Jake Weatherald
6. Matthew Short
7. Daniel Sams(C)
8. Rashid Khan(VC)
9. Peter Siddle
10. Tanveer Sangha
11. Saqib Mahmood
– Daniel Sams might be a good captain choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Rashid Khan looks safest VC choice considering his good numbers at venue & H2H matches and current good form with the bowl.
– Expecting Matthew Short to score atleast decent runs as he’s getting out early from last two Innings.
– Alex Ross can be picked at the place of Matt Renshaw especially if Thunder gets to bat first.
– Can take Wes Agar at the place of Saqib Mahmood especially if Adelaide gets to bowl in first innings.
– Alex Hales will be another good C/VC choice especially while batting first.
– Expecting atleast 25-30 points from Tanveer Sangha who’s going wicketless from last two matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sam Billings
2. Alex Hales(VC)
3. Alex Ross
4. Jonathan Wells
5. Jake Weatherald
6. Matthew Short
7. Daniel Sams
8. Peter Siddle
9. George Garton
10. Rashid Khan(C)
11. Tanveer Sangha
– Taking punt on Alex Hales as VC who’s due to play a good knock from last 2-3 innings and also holds good numbers in H2H matches.
– Dropped Matt Renshaw as be might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Jake Weatherald and Wells have good numbers against the opponent which makes them must picks.
– Alex Ross will be a crucial pick especially if a couple of top order batters depart early.
– Taking punt on George Garton who can come handy with bat at down the order and bowling 2-3 overs too.
– Must try Jonathan Wells as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while chasing.
Grand League Combination –
1. Harry Nielsen
2. Alex Hales
3. Jonathan Wells
4. Alex Ross(VC)
5. Matthew Short
6. Daniel Sams
7. Peter Siddle
8. Rashid Khan
9. George Garton (C)
10. Saqib Mahmood
11. Tanveer Sangha
– George Garton looks an open captain choice as he can be crucial with bat if top order batters doesn’t do well and also bowling 3-4 overs.
– Expecting a good knock from Alex Ross especially if a couple of top order batters from Thunder doesn’t do well.
– Harry Nielsen might be a decent pick especially if top order of Adelaide doesn’t do well.
– Matthew Gilkes and Ben Cutting are other good players to be tried in different combinations of GL.
– Must try Matthew Short and Alex Hales as C/VC in a couple of GL combinations.